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The Canadian flag waving on a pole before the Three Sisters mountains in Canmore

Attractions in Alberta

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Alberta, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

80 places

mountains under cloudy sky

LandmarkMiette Hot Springs

Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre

SightCalgary Chinese Cultural Centre

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

SightHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

SightFort Whoop-Up

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

SightWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park

A view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground

SightSaskatchewan River Crossing

Alberta Legislature Ice Rink

SightAlberta Legislature Ice Rink

Cars drive through a town with mountains in the background

SightSir Winston Churchill Square

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

SightRoyal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Indian Battle Park

SightIndian Battle Park

Icefields Parkway

SightIcefields Parkway

a group of penguins standing on top of rocks

Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden

SightNikka Yuko Japanese Garden

SightBar U Ranch

a tall tower with a red top against a blue sky

LandmarkCalgary Tower

people standing on bridge near mountain during daytime

SightMary Schäffer Lookout

green pine tree near mountain at daytime

SightMount Edith Cavell

wide angle photo of mountain

SightDinosaur Provincial Park

Banff Upper Hot Springs

SightBanff Upper Hot Springs

green trees and mountains during daytime

SightNorth West Mounted Police Barracks

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

SightInglewood Bird Sanctuary

a cable car going up a mountain

LandmarkBanff Gondola

Columbia Icefield Skywalk

ViewpointColumbia Icefield Skywalk

ViewpointBow Falls Viewpoint

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.